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Juice Fasting Testimony (Christian): Koni Farnsworth
Juice Fasting: 30 days
Healed: Depression, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts.
Location: ON, Canada

Once, as a child I heard the call of the Lord. In an attempt to follow the strong pull into the ministry, I enrolled in Bible College in my mid-teens. Just after my first year at E.P.B.C. I became side-tracked by a young man, and dropped out to follow my heart, thus beginning a series of events which took me away from God.

Several tragedies contributed to my tumble from grace. A broken marriage, a lovely five-year-old daughter killed by a careless driver, a car accident which killed my brother on my birthday, and a few more life-jarring incidents. Hurting and far from God, Who had once been my Source of strength, I felt helpless. Out of touch with my Creator, I was stuck in a downhill spiral. Sin and bondage completely engulfed me, taking over my life.

The climax was 1991, at the end of my endurance; I attempted to drive off the pier at the Cobourg harbor. My heart was crying from a wasted life and “what might have been.”

I cannot explain what happened next. First, there was a small voice telling me suicide would not bring release but take me to a place where the torture is far greater than anything yet endured. Suddenly, I was in Lake Vista Square in Oshawa at 2 A.M. with no recollection of having made the trip. Puzzled, I started to drive toward Cobourg, praying for the first time in years. “God are you doing all this? If You want me to stay in Oshawa, give me a sign.” I was about to leave the city’s boundaries. As I uttered these words, the headlights went out. Ahead stretched a pitch-black highway. In turning the car around, to my surprise, the headlight came back on. “Oh God,” I cried. “It’s You isn’t it?” I heard no more, even though I begged Him to communicate further.

I remembered hearing somewhere that one can get closer to God through fasting and prayer. I needed spiritual contact! Taking an apartment across the street from Lake Vista Square, I started a ten-day water fast. Locked in the apartment without phone, TV or friends, I prayed and sought God night and day.

As the fast progressed, an amazing thing began to happen. His presence could be felt; then came the sound of a voice. He wanted me back in the ministry. “Downtown” He said, “Work with the oppressed and downtrodden. You must set the captives free.”

“But,” I argued “You have the wrong person! I am all that myself. How can I help others? Besides, I’m a sinner and dirty.”

I was putting away things in the new apartment and had just picked up a frying pan cover suffereing from years of blackened, burned grease. The Spirit said, “Look at the pan in your hand. See how black and filthy it is? If you can clean up that pan, I can clean you up to do My work.”

“There is no way I can do that without pot cleaners.”

“Did you look under the sink?” came the soft reply. Sliding back the door revealed half a SOS pad left by the previous occupant. Skeptically, I grasped the small item and gave it a few passes over the bottom of the blackened pan. To my amazement, the charred grease gave way returning the pan to shinny newness, just as it was twenty years earlier. The astonishment turned to glee as the cleansing began happening not only to the pot, but also within me. I knew God had done the impossible, and even as I watched the old frying pan become spotless and new again, even so was my soul. Dancing, laughing, singing, tears of joy streamed from my eyes. I was now convinced of my worthiness to do whatever task He had in store.

From then on, through that fast, I continued to feel incredibly close to God, penning poetry and song under divine inspiration, obtaining instruction from the beautiful soft voice which remained always near. When the fast was over I was ready, and started His work.

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If a butterfly could talk of its experience of changing from a crawling insect into a multi-colored, graceful, flying creation, it would most likely be saying the words I felt in my heart. My healing through the 40 days of juice fasting gave back what drugs took away. Thanks for your support Tom. You were a good friend when I needed one.-Carl Wineberg
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At the end of the 17-day fast, a physical problem was gone. My doctor had told me I had a stomach reflex disease and would have to take pills for the rest of my life, but after the fast I no longer had that disease; I was completely healed. Thanks Tom, your books and support was fabulous.-Grace Lang
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I have lost over 30 lbs. to date, and have a new look as well as a new outlook on life. Not only did the fasting help me with my physical self, but my spiritual self will never be the same. The books were a total support and read them several times, especially when detoxing and feeling apathetic. I heard you have a new book coming out. Save my email, I want it.-Debbie Ried
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Ok, I now know just how messed up I am. The chapters on the emotions and eating hit home. I am planning a fast but, I know that I need to rebuild and cleanse my mind of all the toxic thinking and emotions that make me want to hide in the pleasures of food. I feel alive for the first time in many years. Keep on going, Tom you have helped me more than my words can express.-Suzie Bilinere
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Looking at Moreno Tuguinay now, I am amazed. The transformation from a sickly man to a beaming, positively hopeful one, free of all those health problems which have plagued him through the years is simply remarkable – and all achieved without taking any drugs, just juice fasting for a month. For a physician trained in conventional medicine, this is an eye opener.-Dr. Clare Lalwet
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When I started this fast I was taking about 20 pills a day, 4 different prescriptions. Now, after completing a 20 day fast, I am on no prescription medications. I have lost 25 pounds. And I have no swelling in my face, ankles or feet as before.-Steph White
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Claudine Lost 21 lbs. and Healed arm, Spiritual Renewal The result of the fast was amazing... my arm was healed miraculously. What a joy to feel no more pain.-Claudine
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Paul Erwin Lost 12lbs. and Increased Energy My increased vitality was brought home to me one morning after a nearly sleepless night as an on-call chaplain in our local hospital. Normally, I would have been exhausted, but instead I had an energetic and fulfilling day.-Paul Erwin
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Brian Chason Lost 28 lbs. and Increased Enegy and Stamina During the process I learned a few things, some of which I put into practice. Some of the changes that have taken place include clearer sinuses from a reduction in milk; a weight loss of 28 pounds, with eight inches lost from my waist. I really enjoy looking at myself in the mirror now!-Brian Chason
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Elaine Harrison Lost 40 lbs. and Healed Stiffness in the Spine. Specialists had told me that ” full flexibility could not be restored to the spine,” but after five days of fasting I could bend from my waist. Since I broke that fast, I have lived a hygienic-vegetarian diet for the last five years.-Elaine Harrison
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Elizabeth Davidson Healed a Raspy Throat, Drug Addiction, Cancer of the Cervix Remission The fast was ended with a light vegetarian diet. Later I learned she had had cancer of the cervix and tests showed it had gone into remission. Again, fasting had proven its miraculous abilities to cure.-Elizabeth Davidson
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Carl Wineberg Lost 140 lbs and Healed Water retention, Damaged Nerves, Liver and Kidney Damage, Self-esteem. My liver was swollen to the size of a football. I was a 270-lb., burned out drug addict... After 40 days of juice fasting, there was a metamorphosis from a sickly, unstable human into someone vibrant with health and well being. The swelling on my right side from my liver had disappeared completely. I'm off drugs permanently.-Carl Wineberg
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Debbie Ried Healed Water Retention and Lost 30 lbs. I had run out of hope of ever feeling better again. I have lost over 30 lbs. to date, and have a new look as well as a new outlook on life. Not only did the fasting help me with my physical self, but my spiritual self will never be the same. The headaches and the swelling due to water retention disappeared.-Debbie Ried
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